Generation, shaping, and characterization of intense femtosecond pulses tunable from 3 to 20 μm

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2086-2094

  Kaindl, Robert A ^a   Wurm, Matthias ^a   Reimann, Klaus ^a   Hamm, Peter ^a   Weiner, Andrew M ^a,b   Woerner, Michael ^a  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER TUNING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

FEMTOSECOND PULSES;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0034553482     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.002086     Document Type: Article

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